4 displaced after fire rips through San Jose home

Updated 12:41 pm, Sunday, June 15, 2014

San Jose Fire Department crews douse a residential fire at Rockway Drive and Alum Rock Avenue in San Jose on June 15,2014.

San Jose Fire Department crews douse a residential fire at Rockway Drive and Alum Rock Avenue in San Jose on June 15,2014.

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San Jose Fire Department crews douse a residential fire at Rockway Drive and Alum Rock Avenue in San Jose on June 15,2014.

San Jose Fire Department crews douse a residential fire at Rockway Drive and Alum Rock Avenue in San Jose on June 15,2014.

4 displaced after fire rips through San Jose home

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(06-15) 11:56 PDT -- Two people sustained first- and second-degree burns after a fire tore through a San Jose home Sunday morning, displacing a family of four, authorities said.

The fire started in a garage around 7:45 a.m. before spreading to a home at Rockway Drive and Alum Rock Avenue, said San Jose fire Capt. Reggie Williams.

Two people in the home tried to extinguish the flames and were burned and were taken to the hospital for treatment, Williams said. Their condition was not immediately known.

The other two people in the home escaped unharmed.

Firefighters had the blaze under control at 9:53 a.m., which rendered the home a complete loss, Williams said.

One firefighter was treated at the scene with minor burns from heat radiating from the fire.

Investigators determined the fire started from an unattended cooking element in the garage. Two cars parked inside the garage also went up in flames and may have fueled the fast-moving fire, Williams said.

The Red Cross was at the scene assisting the family displaced by the fire.

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